Ableism

Disability is an everlasting problem not only in Canada, but also in other countries. As a well-developed country, Canada should take the leading role to prohibit discrimination against people with disabilities and promote more social, economic opportunities for them. According to Pediatric Advanced Life Support, approximately 4.2 million (16.5%) adults in Canada have at least one disability in which 81.7% of them have multiple disabilities today. These disabled people were differentiated in…

Stepping Back to Continue Forward A prominent feature of the social work profession is that it cares for its consumers as well as its professionals. As a social work student in my third year of BSW coursework, I have learned the importance of coming alongside consumers and coming alongside myself. Supporting myself means managing my personal triggers, biases, and burnout, which I handle by pausing to examine my journey and myself. Self-reflecting through quotes is one way I step back and look…

Who’s Dream?: A New Historicist Analysis of The American Dream in the 50’s and 60’s I The mantra the United States of America was founded upon proclaims that all men are born with natural rights and created equal. While promising freedom and protection to all its citizens, the very heart of the country only beats for a small percentage of its able bodied, sound minded, financially stable, men of certain races and lifestyles. Although the 50’s and 60’s are often portrayed as ideal decades for…

Understanding intersectionality is something that is important in the practice of social work. One must be able to understand and deal with one’s clients and their specific positions in life and understand how all of their different identities and places in society interact with each other. However, before one can understand intersectionality in others, one must examine the different areas of one’s own life and how they interact to form a unique identity. I will examine my specific roles in life…

Compare the ways prejudice is shown in ‘An Inspector Calls by J.B. Priestley and ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck. By Lauren McMillan In this assessment I will be showing the prejudice that is shown in ‘An Inspector Calls’ and ‘Of Mice and Men’. Prejudice is a form of hate shown mainly towards groups of people for no reason other than, the colour of their skin or their genders, etc. Prejudice has caused mass oppression in different cultures and cities e.g. human slavery and racist…